Twins Receive Nobel For Absent Mother

When the Nobel Prizes were presented at Oslo's City Hall, Norway, on Sunday, December 10, 2023, Narges Mohammadi, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize this year, was absent. Nargis was thousand of......

Modi's gifts to hosts: Rogan painting, meenakari work, dhokra boat

Items reflecting India's rich and diverse heritage and showcasing distinctive traditions of its various regions were chosen by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his gifts to various dignitaries from......

Ping! How Nawaz Sharif & Co were exposed!

When Bastian Obermayer and Frederik Obermaier shone a light on the Pandora's Box that became famous as the Panama Papers, even they didn't know how it would shake up the murky world of finance,......

India among world's 20 LEAST peaceful nations

A student participates in a peace rally to commemorate the 69th anniversary of the atomic bombings of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in Mumbai. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters......

Can Asia withstand a US slowdown?

In a speech on Tuesday, former chairman of the Federal Reserve Alan Greenspan played down the effect of his words on the world's financial markets. "There's a general view out there that I have......

Shanghai rising!

Benjamin Wood swings his bulky frame over the saddle, straps on his helmet, and settles onto a vintage motorcycle with sidecar. The American architect kicks the engine into life with a single......

22 Indian firms in BW's Asia Top 150 list

Think Big Oil, and the likes of Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and BP usually spring to mind. Yet Asian companies such as PetroChina, India's Oil & Natural Gas, and PTT of Thailand may well break into the......

China's fakes: Who's to blame?

With its fake Louis Vuitton hand bags, Nike knock-offs, and bogus NorthFace down jackets for sale, Xiangyang market is one of Shanghai's top tourist attractions, ranking right up there with the......

Soccer PIX: Barcelona knocked out; Liverpool in League Cup final

Barcelona knocked out of Cup as Athletic hit extra-time double IMAGE: FC Barcelona's Diego Kochen, Ilkay Gundogan and Marc Guiu look dejected after the match. Photograph: Vincent West/Reuters......

Champions League PIX: Real seal perfect group stage run

Real beat Union Berlin 3-2 with late Ceballos goal for perfect group stage run IMAGE: Real Madrid's Luka Modric has his penalty saved by FC Union Berlin's Frederik Ronnow. Photograph: Lisi......

Vaishali, Vidit win FIDE Grand Swiss titles, both qualify for Candidates

IMAGE: Both, R Vaishali and Vidit Gujrathi ended with identical 8.5 points apiece and stayed a half point clear of nearest rivals. Photograph: Kind courtesy Chess Base India/X R Vaishali and Vidit......

Swiss Chess: Gujrathi takes sole lead; Vaishali joins leaders' pack

Indian Grandmaster Vidit Gujrathi produced a classic game to beat Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan, and jumped to sole lead after seven rounds of the FIDE Grand Swiss tournament in Isle of Man, UK,......

Praggnanandhaa held; Gukesh draws with Mamedov

Photograph: Kind Courtesy Stev Bonhage/FIDE Grandmaster and World Cup silver medallist R Praggnanandhaa was held to a draw by compatriot Aryan Chopra, while D Gukesh signed peace out of a......